Low fat oatmeal banana bread

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 teaspoons canola or walnut  oil
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 medium egg whites, beaten
• 3 large bananas, ripe
• 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
• Chocolate chips and butterscotch chips for sprinkling (optional)

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a loaf pan and set aside. In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients including the oats and cinnamon.
• In a smaller bowl, mash bananas with a potato masher or fork. Add oil and whole egg and mix thoroughly.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. Batter will be fairly thick. In another bowl, lightly beat the egg whites together then fold into the batter.
• Pour batter into pan and bake until top of loaf is firm to touch, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes. Flip out and cool on a wire rack for another 10 minutes.
• Slice loaf into 10 equally sized slices.

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